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Smartphone app may ease fear and pain before kidney stone surgery

NCT ID NCT06812884

Symptom relief Sponsor: Tarsus University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 05, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This study tested whether giving patients a mobile app with educational information before kidney stone surgery could reduce their anxiety, fear, pain, and time in the hospital. 68 adults scheduled for surgery were randomly assigned to either receive the app or standard care. Researchers measured anxiety, fear, pain levels, painkiller use, hospital stay length, and complications up to one month after surgery.

What this could mean

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Active substance
mobile application education
What this could lead to
If effective, this mobile app could become a simple, low-cost way to help patients feel less anxious and recover more comfortably after kidney stone surgery.
What could go wrong
This is a small, single-center study with only 68 participants. The results may not apply to all patients or hospitals, and the app's benefits might be modest.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

68 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Sep 2025

Finished

May 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older, * Elective RIRC planned, * Conscious, oriented and cooperative, * Written permission to participate in the study was obtained, * Who speaks and understands Turkish, * Literate, * Not visually or hearing impaired, * Not mentally disturbed, * The person or caregiver has an android phone or tablet, * Using an android phone or tablet for at least a year, * Patients who state that they do not have any disability related to the use of technology will be included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Emergency RIRC planned, * Under 18 years old, * Refused to participate in the research, * Who doesn't speak Turkish, * Illiterate, * Undergoing other surgical interventions in conjunction with RIRC, * Visually or hearing impaired, * Neither they nor their caregiver has an android phone or tablet * Have used a smartphone or tablet for less than one year, * Patients who state that they have a disability related to the use of technology will not be included in the study.

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Conditions

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nephrolithiasis

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Retrograde intrarenal surgery

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Tarsus University

    Mersin, Turkey, 33400, Turkey (Türkiye)

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